Managing groundwater sustainably relies on clear definitions of where the resource exists and is being used. However, as the demand for fresh groundwater increases, wells are drilled deeper to access more, and sometimes also lower quality, groundwater. While most groundwater basins are clearly mapped horizontally, the vertical extent of…
GRIPP Case Profile Series – Issue 4 Abstract Extreme weather events disproportionately affect large populations in the world’s emerging economies. Such regions may be characterized by recurrent cycles of intense rainfall that cause distressing floods and longer periods of low rainfall that cause seasonal droughts. India is a clear case…
The importance of groundwater to society and ecosystems worldwide cannot be overstated. Groundwater is the main source of drinking water for billions of people. It is also the source of water for more than 40% of irrigated agriculture today, and this figure keeps increasing. Groundwater supports flows in rivers and…
The International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC), a partner in the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), has published a comprehensive assessment of national groundwater monitoring programs globally. The report – National Groundwater Monitoring Programmes: A Global Overview of Quantitative Groundwater Monitoring Networks – provides an overview of…
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), one of the partners of the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), is organizing the second Internationally Shared Aquifer Resources Management (ISARM 2021) Conference in Paris, France, on December 6–8, 2021. The theme for the conference is ‘Transboundary Aquifers –…
The Infographic in Burmese. The popular infographic on groundwater indicating the timeline of historical development of the resource since human ancestry has now been published in Burmese. The demand for a translation of the English version was expressed by the Myanmar Water Portal through The Water Agency. Groundwater is…
Webinar: Groundwater Recharge – A Key Component for Sustainable Aquifer Management, with a Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. Information on groundwater recharge (the rate at which aquifers are being replenished) is required to sustainably manage this resource. Recharge rates provide an upper limit to the long-term rates at which groundwater…
The 3rd annual Southern African Development Community (SADC) Groundwater Conference, organized by the SADC – Groundwater Management Institute (SADC-GMI) and supported by several partners of the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP), will be held on November 24–26, 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the conference will be…
Concurso de acción colectiva para el manejo de aguas subterráneas For English version, see below. La disminución o la contaminación de las reservas de agua subterránea se convertirán en un problema de nuestra generación. En América Central y Sudamérica han surgido varios proyectos de acción colectiva para abordar este desafío.…
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has conducted a global assessment of the feasibility of an innovative solution that addresses widespread water and food insecurity under climate change. The Underground Transfer of Floods for Irrigation (UTFI) approach is based on capturing and storing seasonal floodwater underground, while providing a secure…
